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Gifts for my best friend who broke both of his arms?

My bestie broke both of his arms and wrists two days ago. He’s in his 20s, a gamer, has a pregnant wife and a young kid. Any ideas for gifts I can get to cheer him up? He’ll have no use of his arms for 3 months.

Already got a bidet for him and hooked it up. Looking into accessible gaming controllers, but he said that the pain is so bad rn that even alternative controllers are probably a no go.

can ,

Uhhhh

lemmydripzdotz456 ,

IYKYK

sloppy_diffuser ,

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/031/649/2UZHGSc.jpg

kambusha ,

A caring mother…?

bobs_monkey ,

Very caring indeed

RandomStickman ,
@RandomStickman@kbin.run avatar

every fucking thread

MagicShel ,

We had an opportunity to be different, but it’s not Reddit, it’s us.

cm0002 ,

You can take the redditor out of Reddit, but you can’t take the Reddit out of the redditor

Alue42 ,

As soon as I read the title to this, I thought "here we go again", but I'm amazed there are actual helpful comments and only one reference to the arms broken/mom bit

Track_Shovel ,

Supremely refreshing

match ,
@match@pawb.social avatar

Mankind knew they could not change society, so instead of reflecting on themselves, they blamed the Beasts

can ,

You can, but it might take more than a year.

can ,

I let us all down :(

Track_Shovel ,

I don’t know why, but this moment of self realization is the best thing in this thread.

It’s like a gingerbread man in the gingerbread house comic moment

can ,

Good thing I read this before I deleted my original comment.

Track_Shovel ,

Why would you do that? Ride or die: the fuck with what others think.

can ,

I generally agree with that sentiment but there are the occasional times where upon reflection my own view has changed.

Track_Shovel ,

Sometimes the warts on our own faces disgust us the most.

Tolookah , (edited )

Cleaning service, any house services really, freezer meals, or other little to no prep foods, offer to play with their kid from time to time, help them relieve stress by unburdening them (by taking on chores), instead of providing an escape (video games)

Edit: not dissing video games, but a young one and another on the way is a lot of stress already.

Empricorn ,

That’s a bit of a biased opinion on video games, huh? Maybe some, but certainly not every game and definitely not every gamer is about escapism. Some people destress and chill out with games because they have other responsibilities like kids, work, etc…

Tolookah ,

I’m in complete agreement, but with two broken arms, they aren’t going to be helping much with house chores (depending on how much mobility they actually have), and having those things done will actually allow for downtime.

Game thought: DDR?

TheRealKuni ,

Game thought: DDR?

I feel like there’s a good chance you’d lose your balance with both arms in casts. Maybe not though. It’s a good suggestion!

Kit OP ,

I hadn’t even considered cleaning services or meal kits. Those are a fantastic idea! I’ll reach out to his wife and get her input.

bradorsomething ,

I’m constantly overwhelmed with no broken arms, and just 1 day a week for someone to come in and “reset the mess” is incredible. You should probably talk with his wife and have the “this person is giving you time to do things that prioritize your family” talk, because some people can feel cleaning service is admitting failure in keeping up their home. (Also her talking with the kid about not treating this as an excuse to be messy isn’t bad either)

dohpaz42 , (edited )
@dohpaz42@lemmy.world avatar

Every hobby can be considered an escape. But that doesn’t make it bad. Even dads and husbands need “me time” for themselves. So don’t tax his gig so hard-core cruster.

Edit: spelling

krellor ,

LMAO, I know it's auto correct typos, but:

So don’t tax his gag so hard-core cruster.

Is excellent gibberish.

Tolookah ,

I get this, I’m a dad, and I know that me time is wonderful, but I also know that if the house is in rough shape because I can’t do anything even if I wanted, that me time becomes an escape instead of a wind down, and the stress returns the moment the screen is off. Help with the house makes it so the relief lasts longer.

DrBob ,

help them relieve stress by unburdening them…

Uhhhh what are you suggesting here exactly?

Potatisen ,

Sending his mom over

saltesc ,

I’ve broken a lot of bones.

Get him stuff that helps the family so he doesn’t feel useless and guilty. That’s number 1. It’s awful to feel like a burden to everyone, and that doesn’t go away no matter what is said to you.

Second, stretch bands to put around limbs and pull. It feels amazing. You don’t realise how little you move and how little muscle you use while subconsciously “nursing” a broken bone.

Something insanely complex that involves both arms to use or solve. It’s just funny as shit. But also, I swear I recover faster.

tetris11 ,
@tetris11@lemmy.ml avatar

Just no train blueprints for Mr Glass over here

saltesc ,

Haha. I think my bone density is fine, I just ask a lot more of them than normal…

Bones: “This could break us.”

Brain: “Yeah, “could” but won’t. I got you.”

collective being does a thing that will be amazing or moronic depending on outcome in the next few seconds

pastermil ,

Thankfully you’re not his mom.

TriflingToad ,

explaining the source, TLDR mom ‘performed deeds’ for son with broken arms.

bradorsomething ,

Oh yeah, with a coconut, right?

ShepherdPie ,

No with jumper cables.

Cataphract ,

luckily they came with their own box.

HUMAN_TRASH ,

Something something jolly rancher

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

i would get him a cheap violin and a bag of individually wrapped candy

Kit OP ,

Calm down satan

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

theres so many terrible possibilities though!

communism ,
@communism@lemmy.ml avatar

Jerk your buddy off for him since he can’t do that right now

cheesymoonshadow ,
@cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world avatar

Nothing says you care like a no-homo handie.

communism ,
@communism@lemmy.ml avatar

OP never said they were a man. Maybe it’s a no-hetero handie.

sik0fewl ,

Let’s maybe just leave that to his wife. Or his mother.

_g_be ,

A bro-job, for good measure

lemonuri ,

Than one day he had an accident, they had to amputate his arms – and he was sad that day. Yes he was sad that day. He can’t surf, he can’t skate and he sure can’t masturbate no more.

PiJiNWiNg ,

Reddit is leaking, lol

dohpaz42 ,
@dohpaz42@lemmy.world avatar

Gag gift. Since he broke both arms, and wrists, he hopefully can still hold something lightweight.

https://brighterpromotions.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/m/u/mus056_rwr-hand1_1.jpg

Kit OP ,

Love this idea and absolutely adding this to the list

Krzd ,
@Krzd@lemmy.world avatar

Tape it to his cast.

NickwithaC ,
@NickwithaC@lemmy.world avatar

He’ll learn to shimmy with the best of em!

philpo ,

You don’t give your friend a thing, you give his poor wife something. A bidet goes so long and pregnancy itself is hard.

Seriously: Offer her to do some chores like shopping, gift them some take-away gift cards,etc. The situation will put a serious strain on their relationship,

GraniteM ,

Harmonica holder

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b138b6d5-22bf-4de6-99c1-8af64d1cf6ca.jpeg

Taleya ,

My robot friend can do anything!

ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling ,
@ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

The Powerglove!

In all seriousness, if you want to be helpful the best thing you can do is spend some time with him in person. He can tell you what he needs, and you can show him you care. If I got seriously crippled like this I probably would start thinking that none of my friends will make time for me because I have become a burden. Prove that nasty self-talk wrong!

Kit OP ,

Sadly I’m 3 timezones away.

Emtity_13 ,

A Jump rope

Emtity_13 ,

/s

HappycamperNZ ,

If you’re a great friend you will add a set of maracas

Empricorn ,

Oh no.

JoMiran , (edited )
@JoMiran@lemmy.ml avatar

Me who is 51, active boarder (skate, snow, surf, downhill) since the mid eighties, and has never broken a bone, reading this:
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/d831608d-b407-433a-8c53-643348c8cc37.png

I miss r/neverbrokeabone

NickwithaC ,
@NickwithaC@lemmy.world avatar

Is it possible to break a bone surfing? I always assumed the water just catches you.

Hasherm0n ,

My dad cracked three ribs while surfing in his 20s. He caught a wave much larger than normal, fell off his board near the top and landed flat on his back.

JoMiran ,
@JoMiran@lemmy.ml avatar

Absolutely. You can break your back or snap your neck. What causes a good surf break is a deep sea swell suddenly hitting a shallow. The best breaks tend to happen either over reefs or if the shore has a steep incline (see not Florida). If you are surfing over reefs or rocky bottom, the base of the wave might only be inches deep while the crest is feet tall with a lot of weight and power. One of the most dangerous wipeouts is when you are late and the lip of the wave flips you over, you fall on the rocks, and then a literal building heigh mountain of water lands on you smacking you into the rock, grinding into it, tumbling around into it and, for shits and giggles, not letting you come up for air.

PS: The break for this Olympics was absolutely fucking bonkers.

tetris11 ,
@tetris11@lemmy.ml avatar

Didn’t you just win a medal for GB?

JoMiran ,
@JoMiran@lemmy.ml avatar

If you meant for going bald, then yes.

tetris11 ,
@tetris11@lemmy.ml avatar

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/videos/c624remryd0o

JoMiran ,
@JoMiran@lemmy.ml avatar

That made my month. Thank you for sharing!

tetris11 ,
@tetris11@lemmy.ml avatar

keep winning those medals, man!

apotheotic ,

Firstly, my sympathies for your friend’s horrible situation

Secondly, don’t let him near anyone’s mother.

FlashMobOfOne ,
@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world avatar

I’d say audio books, but you can get them the Libby app and a library card and they’ll have tens of thousands available for free.

sturlabragason ,

Audiobookbay + bugmenot

Fubarberry ,
@Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz avatar

The catch with Libby is that usually all the good books have hold times. This isn’t an issue when you’ve been using Libby for awhile, you put a bunch of books on hold and you reach a point where you always have something available. But it can take weeks/months as a new user to get to that point where you are constantly having waitlisted books coming available.

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